The Sexi(e)st of all: Avatars, gender, and online games

Virtual Social Networks: Mediated, Massive and Multiplayer Sites

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 98-113

  Consalvo, Mia ^a   Harper, Todd ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85018205568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230250888     Document Type: Chapter

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